Anti Pop Culture Warrior
June 16th, 2008, 01:26 PM
Introduction
This is a battle I had a good month or so ago. It was when my "joke" of an offensive team was made and it started spewing out victories like mad. Before I finalized the team (the final version is 22-0, and many of you have battled it), I went through a lot of testing to make it a serious team due to its initial success. This was one of these experiment battles, using a Metal Sound Lucario to see if it was any good. It is no longer on the team actually (Sub/CM Suicune is the new Jefferson), but it sure served me well in this battle. BeachBoy and I both tested this team BTW.
Anyways, the joke theme it was meant to have was actually a president theme. The first six presidents of the United States of America are the nicknames of my pokemon. Because we all know that 5' 3" John Adams TOTALLY looked like Machamp. George Washongton must have been with me in spirit as I battled with this team, because as SpecsMence, the old general of the Continental Army was leading the other 5 troops to victory. Enough with the historical metaphors, let's move on to the battle!
I wanted to see just how good this team and MS Lucario could be, so I was trying to battle Top 100 Shoddy Battle players. No one would accept my challenges even though they had that horrible Timed Battle Rule (which I like to blame for my mistakes as well :P), but hitmonfan (in the top 100 at the time) finally accepted my challenge. I prepared myself for what would be a hard-fought battle, but nothing could have prepared me for this...
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My Team
Here's my team. It might be a little different than the one you all are used to. In random order it is:
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa373.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa473.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa485.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa448.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa068.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa130.png
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Rules
- Evasion Clause
- Extended Game
- Freeze Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Strict Damage Clause
- Timed Battle
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Legend
Black and Bold Text - Anything in the log not a different color
Orange and Bold Text - Anything that has to do with me (War of 1812)
Green and Bold Text - Anything that has to do with hitmonfan
Red and Bold Text - Scores during the battle
Purple Text - Commentary after each turn
Black Text - Everything before and after the battle
NOTE - All recovery/damage from Leftovers, Leech Seed, Sandstorm, etc. will be mentioned only once then they will be omitted.
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Battle [War of 1812 vs. hitmonfan]
hitmonfan sent out Heracles (Heracross).
War of 1812 sent out George Washington (Salamence).
Salamence's intimidate cut Heracross's attack!
hitmonfan switched in Heatran.
War of 1812 switched in Thomas Jefferson (Lucario).
Interesting start here. I wanted to avoid Stone Edge and Lucario is great at that, but Heatran comes in. Oh well, I have an advantage (unless it is scarfed, but that never crossed my mind during the battle as you're about to see).
Heatran used Fire Blast.
Heatran's attack missed!
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Heatran fainted.
Scarf Tran! I got quite lucky on this play, but it would have been smarter on hitmonfan's part to use Earth Power so that wouldn't have happened.
6 - 5 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Heracross.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
Heracross lost 34% of its health.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
Heracross used Stone Edge.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 21% of its health.
This move might look crazy, as you might ask why in the world I kept Lucario in on Heracross. I did this because I knew hitmonfan had already seen Salamence, and that would be a predictable switch. I decided to keep my 4x rock resist in to easily shrug off the hit.
hitmonfan switched in Gliscor.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
Gliscor lost 36% of its health.
Gliscor's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor restored 6% of its health.
Gliscor! In case you haven't noticed, this special Lucario doesn't have Choice Specs. I was actually experimenting with Metal Sound Lucario when I fought in this battle. The experiment really didn't go so well in case you're wondering, but Lucario was certainly helpful. After all, Thomas Jefferson was freaking awesome.
hitmonfan switched in Starmie.
Lucario used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Starmie lost 15% of its health.
Starmie's leftovers restored its health a little!
Starmie restored 6% of its health.
I should have seen that coming. HP Ice was obvious on Gliscor, and I should have used Shadow Ball. Still, I don't like to take ricsks early, and I figured that losing Lucario could prove to hurt a lot later.
Starmie used Surf.
Lucario lost 60% of its health.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
It's super effective!
Starmie lost 73% of its health.
Ouch. I thought it would have enough power to KO, but it didn't. Now Lucario is at weak health and it won't be able to do much for me, which is a shame.
Starmie used Surf.
Lucario lost 20% of its health.
War of 1812's Lucario fainted.
I figure I could just let it die. I would normally save it to be a death fodder later, but I didn't want to sacrifice what I was switching in if hitmonfan were to outpredit me.
5 - 5
War of 1812 switched in John Quincy Adams (Gyarados).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Starmie's attack!
Starmie used Recover.
Starmie restored 50% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Gyarados has a Wacan Berry, so I get a free DD. I was hoping it would recover.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective!
Gyarados lost 49% of its health.
The Wacan Berry weakened Thunderbolt's power!
Gah! I should have used Earthquake. A +2 Earthquake still won't OHKO Starmie, and I just realize this after making this move. Another mistake on my part.
Gyarados used Earthquake.
Starmie lost 91% of its health.
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective!
Gyarados lost 51% of its health.
War of 1812's Gyarados fainted.
Yeah. At least it really dented Starmie, who my team always seemed to have trouble with.
4 - 5 [hitmonfan]
War of 1812 switched in James Monroe (Mamoswine).
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
It's not very effective...
Starmie lost 8% of its health.
hitmonfan's Starmie fainted.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
The Monroe Doctrine clearly states that any European country that wants MY land in America can't have it. Starmie tried to disobey, so I decided to give it a taste of Ice Shard. Gotta love history references. But yeah, I finished it off, lol.
4 - 4
hitmonfan switched in Breloom.
Mamoswine used Ice Fang.
Mamoswine's attack missed!
Breloom used Spore.
Mamoswine fell asleep!
Breloom was badly poisoned!
That hurts a lot. I was hoping to deal it a big blow, but that didn't really work out.
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Breloom's attack!
Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Do I really have a choice? Mence is all I've got to beat it.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
A critical hit!
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom used Leech Seed.
Salamence was seeded!
Salamence's health was sapped by leech seed!
Salamence lost 12% of its health.
Breloom regained health!
Haha, I figured with Heatran gone, nothing could really take Dragon Pulse. I thought he'd switch, but I used Pulse >>> Meteor just to be safe, and it paid off.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
Breloom lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Breloom fainted.
Finally that thing is dead. I always have trouble with Breloom, even with a team full of Breloom counters. It's so annoying.
4 - 3 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in James Madison (lvl 100 Heatran).
Mamoswine used Substitute.
Mamoswine lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine made a substitute!
Mamoswine's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mamoswine restored 6% of its health.
Substitute? That's not good! I am pretty hopeless here.
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 100% of its health.
War of 1812's Heatran fainted.
Mamoswine has 80 base speed and my Heatran is a special tank with no speed EVs. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. Earthquake was so predictable so a Mence switch probably would have been smart. Knowing that predicting a switch like that would kill off Mamo if my Heatran happened to be Scarfed, hitmonfan probably wouldn't have taken that chance anyways.
But really, Madison got us into The War of 1812, so I guess what goes around comes around lol.
3 - 3
War of 1812 switched in John Adams (Machamp).
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
Machamp lost 68% of its health.
Machamp used Ice Punch.
The substitute took damage for Mamoswine!
Mamoswine's substitute faded!
lol, I'm totally desparate now. Like about every other team in existance, this one is Mamoswine weak.
War of 1812: gg
hitmonfan: gg
Yes, we both think the game is over. I have fought okay though, especially against one of the better Shoddy battlers, so I'm pretty proud.
Mamoswine used Substitute.
Mamoswine lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine made a substitute!
Machamp used Ice Punch.
The substitute took damage for Mamoswine!
Mamoswine's substitute faded!
Yeah, so why doesn't he just kill Machamp? Oh well, that's 25% less health for Mamoswine. If I can kill it, SpecsMence can sweep with Dragon Pulse, but I won't be able to kill it. Nothing I have left can compete. This is where I needed Lucario back from the dead.
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
It doesn't affect Salamence...
I knew Earthquake was coming, so I made up for some bad predictions earlier. I'm sure he'll switch, as Ice Shard won't be able to KO with Intimidate. Dragon Pulse will do here.
hitmonfan switched in Gliscor.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
Gliscor lost 70% of its health.
hitmonfan's Gliscor fainted.
Bam. All of a sudden I have a sliver of hope.
3 - 2 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in Machamp.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Machamp lost 25% of its health.
I can't let Salamence die, or the game is over. It's my only hope against Mamoswine (as ironic as that might seem), so it has to keep on fighting.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Machamp lost 8% of its health.
War of 1812's John Adams fainted.
And yeah, my death fodder is gone. No biggy.
I must say that John Adams with the build of Machamp makes me laugh a bit. The guy was pretty chubby and was 5' 3". Machamp has four arms!
2 - 2
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
hitmonfan switched in Heracross.
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Heracross lost 66% of its health.
hitmonfan's Heracross fainted.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
I knew that Mamoswine would stop any Dragon Pulse sweep I'd try to pull off anyways, so I might as well launch a Draco Meteor. Turns out it paid off, as Heracross has good special defense.
2 - 1 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in Mamoswine.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Mamoswine lost 28% of its health.
My sleepy Mamoswine will be my next death fodder.
Mamoswine is fast asleep!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
A critical hit!
Mamoswine lost 62% of its health.
War of 1812's Mamoswine fainted.
Um, okay lol. Now it's down to Salamence and Mamoswine.
1 - 1
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
It's super effective!
Salamence lost 82% of its health.
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Mamoswine lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Mamoswine fainted.
I survived Ice Shard to win the game! Talk about a miracle.
1 - 0 [War of 1812]
Wait, did I seriously win that game? Intimidate seriously won that for me, that and figuring out I was doomed when I really wasn't?
Either way, it was a fantastic battle I really can't believe I won. Salamence had all but 3% health left after taking that Ice Shard. It remains the closest battle I've ever had DP battling.
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Props and Slops
Props:
- hitmonfan, for an outstanding battle
- Lucario, for putting quite the dent in the opposing team
- Specs Salamence, for being my savior
- Aquilae and BeachBoy, for ideas on the format that helped this log not look like a total disaster (I hope :P)
Slops:
- Me, for making several mistakes (DDing twice with Gyarados especially)
- Heatran, who was totally useless (though obviously it was me misplaying it in the first pklace that killed it lol)
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Final Thoughts
I learned a lot from this battle. I especially wanted to post this one because I played horribly, but I managed to hang in there and win, even when all hope seemed lost. I'm glad I didn't give up, since I learned a lot about playing with these all-out offense teams.
Oh, in case you might want to know my opponent's team in case you forgot or something, here it is in the spoiler (in order of appearance):
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa214.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa485.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa472.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa121.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa286.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa473.png
So go ahead and tear this apart. Usually my battles aren't close and I always forget to save the close ones, so this is what I came up with :P Tear it apart *waits for Dark_Azelf and Aquilae to point out my many mistakes*
This is a battle I had a good month or so ago. It was when my "joke" of an offensive team was made and it started spewing out victories like mad. Before I finalized the team (the final version is 22-0, and many of you have battled it), I went through a lot of testing to make it a serious team due to its initial success. This was one of these experiment battles, using a Metal Sound Lucario to see if it was any good. It is no longer on the team actually (Sub/CM Suicune is the new Jefferson), but it sure served me well in this battle. BeachBoy and I both tested this team BTW.
Anyways, the joke theme it was meant to have was actually a president theme. The first six presidents of the United States of America are the nicknames of my pokemon. Because we all know that 5' 3" John Adams TOTALLY looked like Machamp. George Washongton must have been with me in spirit as I battled with this team, because as SpecsMence, the old general of the Continental Army was leading the other 5 troops to victory. Enough with the historical metaphors, let's move on to the battle!
I wanted to see just how good this team and MS Lucario could be, so I was trying to battle Top 100 Shoddy Battle players. No one would accept my challenges even though they had that horrible Timed Battle Rule (which I like to blame for my mistakes as well :P), but hitmonfan (in the top 100 at the time) finally accepted my challenge. I prepared myself for what would be a hard-fought battle, but nothing could have prepared me for this...
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My Team
Here's my team. It might be a little different than the one you all are used to. In random order it is:
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa373.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa473.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa485.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa448.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa068.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa130.png
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Rules
- Evasion Clause
- Extended Game
- Freeze Clause
- OHKO Clause
- Sleep Clause
- Species Clause
- Strict Damage Clause
- Timed Battle
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Legend
Black and Bold Text - Anything in the log not a different color
Orange and Bold Text - Anything that has to do with me (War of 1812)
Green and Bold Text - Anything that has to do with hitmonfan
Red and Bold Text - Scores during the battle
Purple Text - Commentary after each turn
Black Text - Everything before and after the battle
NOTE - All recovery/damage from Leftovers, Leech Seed, Sandstorm, etc. will be mentioned only once then they will be omitted.
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Battle [War of 1812 vs. hitmonfan]
hitmonfan sent out Heracles (Heracross).
War of 1812 sent out George Washington (Salamence).
Salamence's intimidate cut Heracross's attack!
hitmonfan switched in Heatran.
War of 1812 switched in Thomas Jefferson (Lucario).
Interesting start here. I wanted to avoid Stone Edge and Lucario is great at that, but Heatran comes in. Oh well, I have an advantage (unless it is scarfed, but that never crossed my mind during the battle as you're about to see).
Heatran used Fire Blast.
Heatran's attack missed!
Lucario used Aura Sphere.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Heatran fainted.
Scarf Tran! I got quite lucky on this play, but it would have been smarter on hitmonfan's part to use Earth Power so that wouldn't have happened.
6 - 5 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Heracross.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
Heracross lost 34% of its health.
Heracross's special defence was lowered.
Heracross used Stone Edge.
It's not very effective...
Lucario lost 21% of its health.
This move might look crazy, as you might ask why in the world I kept Lucario in on Heracross. I did this because I knew hitmonfan had already seen Salamence, and that would be a predictable switch. I decided to keep my 4x rock resist in to easily shrug off the hit.
hitmonfan switched in Gliscor.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
Gliscor lost 36% of its health.
Gliscor's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gliscor restored 6% of its health.
Gliscor! In case you haven't noticed, this special Lucario doesn't have Choice Specs. I was actually experimenting with Metal Sound Lucario when I fought in this battle. The experiment really didn't go so well in case you're wondering, but Lucario was certainly helpful. After all, Thomas Jefferson was freaking awesome.
hitmonfan switched in Starmie.
Lucario used Hidden Power.
It's not very effective...
Starmie lost 15% of its health.
Starmie's leftovers restored its health a little!
Starmie restored 6% of its health.
I should have seen that coming. HP Ice was obvious on Gliscor, and I should have used Shadow Ball. Still, I don't like to take ricsks early, and I figured that losing Lucario could prove to hurt a lot later.
Starmie used Surf.
Lucario lost 60% of its health.
Lucario used Shadow Ball.
It's super effective!
Starmie lost 73% of its health.
Ouch. I thought it would have enough power to KO, but it didn't. Now Lucario is at weak health and it won't be able to do much for me, which is a shame.
Starmie used Surf.
Lucario lost 20% of its health.
War of 1812's Lucario fainted.
I figure I could just let it die. I would normally save it to be a death fodder later, but I didn't want to sacrifice what I was switching in if hitmonfan were to outpredit me.
5 - 5
War of 1812 switched in John Quincy Adams (Gyarados).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Starmie's attack!
Starmie used Recover.
Starmie restored 50% of its health.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Gyarados has a Wacan Berry, so I get a free DD. I was hoping it would recover.
Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
Gyarados's attack was raised.
Gyarados's speed was raised.
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective!
Gyarados lost 49% of its health.
The Wacan Berry weakened Thunderbolt's power!
Gah! I should have used Earthquake. A +2 Earthquake still won't OHKO Starmie, and I just realize this after making this move. Another mistake on my part.
Gyarados used Earthquake.
Starmie lost 91% of its health.
Starmie used Thunderbolt.
It's super effective!
Gyarados lost 51% of its health.
War of 1812's Gyarados fainted.
Yeah. At least it really dented Starmie, who my team always seemed to have trouble with.
4 - 5 [hitmonfan]
War of 1812 switched in James Monroe (Mamoswine).
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
It's not very effective...
Starmie lost 8% of its health.
hitmonfan's Starmie fainted.
Mamoswine lost 10% of its health.
The Monroe Doctrine clearly states that any European country that wants MY land in America can't have it. Starmie tried to disobey, so I decided to give it a taste of Ice Shard. Gotta love history references. But yeah, I finished it off, lol.
4 - 4
hitmonfan switched in Breloom.
Mamoswine used Ice Fang.
Mamoswine's attack missed!
Breloom used Spore.
Mamoswine fell asleep!
Breloom was badly poisoned!
That hurts a lot. I was hoping to deal it a big blow, but that didn't really work out.
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Breloom's attack!
Breloom used Substitute.
Breloom lost 25% of its health.
Breloom made a substitute!
Breloom's Poison Heal restored health!
Breloom restored 12% of its health.
Do I really have a choice? Mence is all I've got to beat it.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
A critical hit!
The substitute took damage for Breloom!
Breloom's substitute faded!
Breloom used Leech Seed.
Salamence was seeded!
Salamence's health was sapped by leech seed!
Salamence lost 12% of its health.
Breloom regained health!
Haha, I figured with Heatran gone, nothing could really take Dragon Pulse. I thought he'd switch, but I used Pulse >>> Meteor just to be safe, and it paid off.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
Breloom lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Breloom fainted.
Finally that thing is dead. I always have trouble with Breloom, even with a team full of Breloom counters. It's so annoying.
4 - 3 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in James Madison (lvl 100 Heatran).
Mamoswine used Substitute.
Mamoswine lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine made a substitute!
Mamoswine's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mamoswine restored 6% of its health.
Substitute? That's not good! I am pretty hopeless here.
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
It's super effective!
Heatran lost 100% of its health.
War of 1812's Heatran fainted.
Mamoswine has 80 base speed and my Heatran is a special tank with no speed EVs. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. Earthquake was so predictable so a Mence switch probably would have been smart. Knowing that predicting a switch like that would kill off Mamo if my Heatran happened to be Scarfed, hitmonfan probably wouldn't have taken that chance anyways.
But really, Madison got us into The War of 1812, so I guess what goes around comes around lol.
3 - 3
War of 1812 switched in John Adams (Machamp).
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
Machamp lost 68% of its health.
Machamp used Ice Punch.
The substitute took damage for Mamoswine!
Mamoswine's substitute faded!
lol, I'm totally desparate now. Like about every other team in existance, this one is Mamoswine weak.
War of 1812: gg
hitmonfan: gg
Yes, we both think the game is over. I have fought okay though, especially against one of the better Shoddy battlers, so I'm pretty proud.
Mamoswine used Substitute.
Mamoswine lost 25% of its health.
Mamoswine made a substitute!
Machamp used Ice Punch.
The substitute took damage for Mamoswine!
Mamoswine's substitute faded!
Yeah, so why doesn't he just kill Machamp? Oh well, that's 25% less health for Mamoswine. If I can kill it, SpecsMence can sweep with Dragon Pulse, but I won't be able to kill it. Nothing I have left can compete. This is where I needed Lucario back from the dead.
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
It doesn't affect Salamence...
I knew Earthquake was coming, so I made up for some bad predictions earlier. I'm sure he'll switch, as Ice Shard won't be able to KO with Intimidate. Dragon Pulse will do here.
hitmonfan switched in Gliscor.
Salamence used Dragon Pulse.
Gliscor lost 70% of its health.
hitmonfan's Gliscor fainted.
Bam. All of a sudden I have a sliver of hope.
3 - 2 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in Machamp.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Machamp lost 25% of its health.
I can't let Salamence die, or the game is over. It's my only hope against Mamoswine (as ironic as that might seem), so it has to keep on fighting.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Machamp lost 8% of its health.
War of 1812's John Adams fainted.
And yeah, my death fodder is gone. No biggy.
I must say that John Adams with the build of Machamp makes me laugh a bit. The guy was pretty chubby and was 5' 3". Machamp has four arms!
2 - 2
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
hitmonfan switched in Heracross.
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Heracross lost 66% of its health.
hitmonfan's Heracross fainted.
Salamence's special attack was harshly lowered.
I knew that Mamoswine would stop any Dragon Pulse sweep I'd try to pull off anyways, so I might as well launch a Draco Meteor. Turns out it paid off, as Heracross has good special defense.
2 - 1 [War of 1812]
hitmonfan switched in Mamoswine.
War of 1812 switched in Mamoswine.
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
Mamoswine lost 28% of its health.
My sleepy Mamoswine will be my next death fodder.
Mamoswine is fast asleep!
Mamoswine used Earthquake.
A critical hit!
Mamoswine lost 62% of its health.
War of 1812's Mamoswine fainted.
Um, okay lol. Now it's down to Salamence and Mamoswine.
1 - 1
War of 1812 switched in Salamence.
Salamence's intimidate cut Mamoswine's attack!
Mamoswine used Ice Shard.
It's super effective!
Salamence lost 82% of its health.
Salamence used Draco Meteor.
Mamoswine lost 100% of its health.
hitmonfan's Mamoswine fainted.
I survived Ice Shard to win the game! Talk about a miracle.
1 - 0 [War of 1812]
Wait, did I seriously win that game? Intimidate seriously won that for me, that and figuring out I was doomed when I really wasn't?
Either way, it was a fantastic battle I really can't believe I won. Salamence had all but 3% health left after taking that Ice Shard. It remains the closest battle I've ever had DP battling.
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Props and Slops
Props:
- hitmonfan, for an outstanding battle
- Lucario, for putting quite the dent in the opposing team
- Specs Salamence, for being my savior
- Aquilae and BeachBoy, for ideas on the format that helped this log not look like a total disaster (I hope :P)
Slops:
- Me, for making several mistakes (DDing twice with Gyarados especially)
- Heatran, who was totally useless (though obviously it was me misplaying it in the first pklace that killed it lol)
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Final Thoughts
I learned a lot from this battle. I especially wanted to post this one because I played horribly, but I managed to hang in there and win, even when all hope seemed lost. I'm glad I didn't give up, since I learned a lot about playing with these all-out offense teams.
Oh, in case you might want to know my opponent's team in case you forgot or something, here it is in the spoiler (in order of appearance):
http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa214.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa485.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa472.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa121.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa286.pnghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpmfa/dpmfa473.png
So go ahead and tear this apart. Usually my battles aren't close and I always forget to save the close ones, so this is what I came up with :P Tear it apart *waits for Dark_Azelf and Aquilae to point out my many mistakes*